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Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement

1. Which of the following is correct?

a. Everyone should visit a foreign country once in their life.

b. Everyone should visit a foreign country once in his or her life.

Misplaced Modifiers

2. Which is correct?

a. The child ate a dish of cold cereal this morning.

b. The child ate a cold dish of cereal this morning.

Misplaced Modifiers

3. Which is correct?

a. The dealer sold a Cadillac to the buyer with leather seats.

b. The dealer sold a Cadillac with leather seats to the buyer.

Parenthetical Punctuation

4. Which is correct?

a. “More than 10,000 animals will be harmed by oil spills in 2011 alone.” (Harper)

b. “More than 10,000 animals will be harmed by oil spills in 2011 alone” (Harper).

Who/Whom

5. Which is correct?

a. Joseph, who is in my class, is an excellent study partner.

b. Joseph, whom is in my class, is an excellent study partner.

Its/It’s

6. Which is correct?

a. Its Monday morning, and my week is already shaping up to be horrible.

b. It’s Monday morning, and my week is already shaping up to be horrible.

There/Their/They’re

7. Which is correct?

a. Their on their way to the grocery store.

b. They’re on their way to the grocery store.

Rise/Raise

8. Which is correct?

a. Sometimes in the morning, I raise early to study grammar.

b. Sometimes in the morning, I rise early to study grammar.

Commas

9. Which is correct?

a. After a long day, I like to unwind with a Yoo Hoo, before I go for a long walk.

b. After a long day, I like to unwind with a Yoo Hoo before I go for a long walk.

Commas

10. Which is correct?

a. When I was ten, I was a figure skater, and, for a year, I competed regularly.

b. When I was ten, I was a figure skater, and for a year, I competed regularly.

Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement

11. Which is correct?a. A student should always make sure their schedule is in order before school starts.

b. A student should always make sure his or her schedule is in order before school starts.

Name the literary term…

12. Nobody goes to that restaurant, it's too crowded.

13. She looked as beautiful as Cinderella on her way to the ball. (This is two different ones!)

14. He said the car was mine, no strings attached.

15. Mrs. G’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for the neighbors.

16. He did not realize that his last chance was walking out the door.

17. Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

18. Lucy traveled to Taiwan, met many Taiwanese people, and made new friends.

19. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room." (Hint: not a paradox)

Name the lit. term that belongs with the definition 20. Verse written in iambic pentameter

that does not rhyme…

21. A main character of a piece of literature…

22. A comment or language that is used to arouse emotion, usually anger…

23. The atmosphere that pervades a literary work with the intention of evoking a certain emotion or feeling from the audience…

24. The attitude of an author toward his or her subject matter and/or audience. Closely linked to mood, and associated more with voice…

25. A statement or conclusion that is derived from and applies equally to a number of cases (usually presented as a truth)…

Interpreting stage directions/plays:

26. Which of the following stage directions best characterizes the relationship between Mama and Ruth?

a. Mama (distracted)

b. Mama (quietly, woman to woman)

c. Ruth (going to Mama with urgency and desperation)

27. Which of following lines or stage directions best captures the mood at the end of A Raisin in the Sun?

a. “I sure hope you people know what you’re getting into”

b. “You know how these young folks is nowadays”

c. Ruth (biting her lip lest her pride explode in front of Mama)

d. Walter (rather like a small boy, looking down at his shoes)

28.Which of the following lines or stage directions best characterizes Beneatha?

a. Beneatha (bitterly)…

b. “Ain’t many girls decide to be a doctor.”

c. “In my mother’s house there is still God.”

d. “All this talk of dreams and sunlight that goes on in this house. It’s all dead now.”

29. What does the following stage direction mean?Ruth (Struck senseless by the news, in its various degrees of goodness and trouble…)

a. Ruth is speechless, excited by the good and badb. Ruth is unconscious, fainting from the good and bad newsc. Ruth is angry, upset about the bad newsd. Ruth has lost her voice because she is so scared by the news

30. The play A Raisin in the Sun reflects all the following themes except…

a. Values are worth fighting for

b. Families can survive any catastrophe if the members love each other and stick together

c. Good will always prevail over evil

d. Achieving the “American Dream” is not always an easy road